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Instacart and DispatchHealth recently launched a partnership that allows DispatchHealth to provide food interventions to patients in need of nutrition support.

Sanofi and Synthekine will work together to develop cytokine therapies for inflammatory diseases. This new alliance comes as Sanofi is salvaging a different cytokine therapy that showed disappointing efficacy in Phase 2 after the pharma giant acquired it in a $2.5 billion deal.

This month, the World Health Organization released new guidelines on the ethics and governance of LLMs in healthcare. Reactions from the leaders of healthcare AI companies have been mainly positive. However, one leader pointed out that fear or the risks associated with LLMs shouldn't hinder innovation, and another noted that the guidance may have failed to mention a major topic.

The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a suspect's vehicle involved in a double shooting in Southeast.

The Metropolitan Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance to identify suspects who robbed a woman while walking in an alley in Northwest.

Health system VC arms appear to have a lot more to offer to startups than traditional VC funds. Startup founders say that the tech pilots they launch with their health system partners end up being more effective because they are more incentive-aligned. For health systems, investing in a startup allows them to have a hand in shaping the tools they will eventually deploy across their enterprises to solve issues like burnout, payment delays and excessive hospital readmissions.

Insulin prices have long been a pain point for diabetics. The big three insulin manufacturers have cut prices across their product lineups, but potential competition from other biosimilar insulins is still in earlier stages of development.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced that it has rejoined the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC).

As the food as medicine movement grows, some payers and healthcare organizations are carving out specific roles and teams dedicated to food and nutrition. Doing so can be beneficial considering the significant impact diet can have on health outcomes.

D.C. saw its first 80°F reading ever in January on Friday.